A Jekyll-based blog theme, positioned in the README as a starter template
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purpletual-blog-theme — Jekyll Blog Template
By chrisrhymes
Purpletual is a Jekyll and TailwindCSS blog theme, released under the MIT license with a Netlify demo site, suitable as a starting template for a personal blog.
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What stands out
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The styling layer uses TailwindCSS, with an overall purple color scheme
Provides a Netlify demo site to view the homepage and post pages
The repository uses the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution
The dependency list covers Bundler, Jekyll, Node.js, npm, and Ruby
Template Details
Purpletual Blog Theme is an open-source Jekyll blog theme by chrisrhymes on GitHub. The README positions it as a "starter blog theme," i.e., a starting template for users to build a blog on. The theme's styling layer uses TailwindCSS, with an overall purple color scheme, as emphasized in both the repository description and the README.
According to the materials, the theme itself only provides the page structure and styles for a blog; it does not include a content management system or backend services. The usage workflow relies on two toolchains: the Ruby ecosystem and the Node ecosystem. Install Ruby gems with Bundler, install the frontend dependencies listed in package-lock.json with npm, then write posts in the _posts directory and set the layout of index.html to home. Finally, compile and preview locally with bundle exec jekyll serve, or generate the site with bundle exec jekyll build.
The repository provides a Netlify demo site for viewing the actual rendering of the homepage and post pages. The materials do not describe features such as categories, tags, pagination, comments, or search, nor do they provide documentation of theme configuration options; these parts require users to read the repository source code to confirm.
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Use Cases
- Building a personal blog that generates static pages with Jekyll
- Needing a blog starter project already integrated with TailwindCSS
- Wanting to make secondary modifications based on MIT-licensed code
- Previewing the purple-themed blog layout locally before deciding whether to adopt it
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with or willing to use the Jekyll and Ruby toolchain
- Users who need a TailwindCSS styling foundation and plan to extend pages themselves
- Bloggers who accept using the template as a starting point and adding features and configuration themselves
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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First run bundle install to install Ruby gems
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Then run npm ci to install the npm packages listed in package-lock.json
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Set the layout of index.html to home, and create posts in the _posts directory
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Use bundle exec jekyll serve for local compilation and preview, and bundle exec jekyll build to generate the site
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
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- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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https://github.com/chrisrhymes/purpletual-blog-theme/blob/main/LICENSE.mdhttps://github.com/chrisrhymes/purpletual-blog-theme/blob/main/README.mdPermission is hereby granted, free of charge
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 83 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Blog
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- Repository update recorded
- 2026-07-21
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-02
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2026-10-02T17:42:42.515Z
Source file / repository# Purpletual Blog Theme A starter blog theme using [Tailwind v4](https://tailwindcss.com) with [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/) and lots of purple. ## Requirements - [Bundler](http://bundler.io/) - [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/) - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) - [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) - [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/) ## Get started - `bundle install` to install Ruby gems - `npm ci` to install npm packages listed in `package-lock.json` - Set index.html layout to home and create your posts in the _posts directory - `bundle exec jekyll serve` to compile the site ## Build your site - `bundle exec jekyll build` to compile the site
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